Imaginary Picture of K2-269 b

Display orbital revolution of K2-269 b around the hoststar K2-269
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Exoplanet Name : K2-269 b
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08403726+1300527 b, EPIC 211491383 b, EPIC 211491383.01, TYC 805-136-1 b, WISE J084037.24+130052.8 b"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.1400 (Rjup) 1.5693 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0126 (Mjup) 4.0115 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.0531 (AU) 0.0531 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0113
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 4.14 (Days Obs.) 4.15 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 1.6290
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 1359059.3 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1523.9 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1431.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 1157.9 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 1812.2 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 1701.9 (K)
Size Class: super-Earth-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : K2-269
Alternate Name : "2MASS J08403726+1300527, EPIC 211491383, TYC 805-136-1, WISE J084037.24+130052.8"
Star Distance(LY) : 1199.0
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 1.4 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.2 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 6209 (K)
Spectral type : F8
UV portion[%]: 0.3
Visible portion[%]: 1.5
IR portion[%]: 98.2
Metalicity : -0.1
Absolute Magnitude: 2.7
Apparent Magnitude: 10.5
Right Ascension(RA) 130.1552
Declination (DEC) 13.0147
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=K2-269+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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K2-269 b
K2-269 b

  • K2-269 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star K2-269, located about 1199.0 light-years (367.6 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2018.
  • The host star K2-269 has apparent magnitude of 10.5, with absolute magnitude of 2.7.
  • It is 1.2 times more massive and 1.4 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 6209 with its spectral types of F8
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet K2-269 b orbits around the star K2-269 every 4.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.05 AU ( 7943646.9 km)
  • (Projected orbit of K2-269 b around its host star K2-269)


  • The Star K2-269 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 1.211 AU ( 181162971.0 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.674 AU ( 250414569.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 2.551 AU ( 381576387.3 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 3.753 AU ( 561506369.7 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of K2-269 b : 1359059.32 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star K2-269)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-269 distance : 1.223 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star K2-269 distance : 1.548 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star K2-269 distance : 1.495 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star K2-269 distance : 1.639 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-269 distance : 2.707 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-269 distance : 2.855 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star K2-269)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star K2-269 distance : 1.236 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star K2-269 distance : 1.589 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star K2-269 distance : 1.635 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star K2-269 distance : 2.756 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star K2-269 distance : 2.866 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star K2-269)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star K2-269 and its Exoplanet K2-269 b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star K2-269 and its Exoplanet K2-269 b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star K2-269*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102